Project Grant 15PBJA23GG00152BRND
- The Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel, facilities, and safety supplies expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to...
- The Department of Labor & Industry Pa, through a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will expand its existing PROWD (Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development) program to provide job club, navigation, and peer mentoring services to help formerly incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania secure sustainable, high-quality employment and reduce...
- The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded the City of Philadelphia $615,000 to implement the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Program Expansion. This project will expand the existing GVI gun violence reduction strategy to serve juveniles aged 12-18 years through case management, mediation, service coordination, and other supportive services. The initiative aims to interrupt cycles of retaliation, teach that violence is not...
- The Mural Arts Philadelphia will use a $122,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to promote a year of activities sharing best practices on environmental and social activism through public art in public spaces in Italy. The award was issued on August 26, 2022 under the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign...
- The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $12 million project grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. for the period of July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Through its subrecipients, OIC of America will deliver workforce development services to 350 justice-involved youth and young adults in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subrecipients will partner with local employers...
- The Public Health Management Corporation will receive $749,311 through September 2025 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant is part of the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812), which aims to reduce recidivism and help individuals returning from prison successfully reintegrate into their communities. PHMC will implement the Delaware County Reentry Program to provide comprehensive pre- and...
- The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to California Lawyers For The Arts, Incorporated to support a teaching artist workforce development pilot program for formerly incarcerated individuals. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and will support the pilot program from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The program aims to provide opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals to...
- The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $525,000 Project Grant under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System program (CFDA 16.830) to The Woman's Opportunity Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (WORC) to implement the WORC GYRL program. The WORC GYRL program is designed to reduce risk factors and provide comprehensive services for girls aged 17 and under who are at risk of or involved in the juvenile justice system, with a focus on serving Black...
- The $12 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) will fund workforce development services for 350 justice-involved young adults in Milwaukee, WI. Midwest Urban Strategies Inc. will serve as the local project manager, coordinating comprehensive case management, skills training, credential attainment assistance, and job placement services through December 2025. Services will include...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $276,500 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) Project Grant to Goggle Works, a non-profit organization and limited liability company, to expand its workforce development programs dedicated to advancing and empowering marginalized groups to develop pathways into museum careers. The project activities include implementing an 8-week career development mentorship program for 15 local high school students, a 10-week summer residency program...
PHILADELPHIA MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES (DBA MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA) WILL PROVIDE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOR JUSTICE-CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THEY OFFER BOTH A CO-ED GUILD PROGRAM, FOUNDED IN 2008, AND THE MORE RECENT WOMENS GUILD, WHICH ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN. THE GUILD IS A PAID APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A SUPPORTIVE, ARTS-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PARTICIPANTS BUILD JOB-READINESS AND OTHER PRACTICAL SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING WITH PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS, ASSISTING WITH COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART AND REVITALIZATION PROJECTS, AND RECEIVING MENTORSHIP FROM EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PEERS. THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO DATA SHOWING THAT INCARCERATION AND ITS EFFECTSMOST IMPORTANTLY, DIFFICULTY SECURING EMPLOYMENTEXACERBATE CRIME, POVERTY, AND INEQUITY. WITH THE GUILD AND THE NEWLY-CREATED WOMENS GUILD, MURAL ARTS HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT PROVIDING PAID WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTING JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING AND KEEPING EMPLOYMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY CRIME AND INCARCERATION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/30/25 | ||
| Not listed | $250.0k | 8/10/23 |